Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

How Does Social Media Benefit Nonprofits on GivingTuesday? Launch a Storytelling Campaign Studies have proven that storytelling is much more effective than fact-sharing alone. That’s direct scientific proof that storytelling is the way to go when we want to engage and inspire people on GivingTuesday and beyond.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Your nonprofit can have your best year-end campaign by incorporating data-driven planning, tapping into overlooked segments, crafting impactful storytelling strategies, maximizing digital fundraising channels, and cultivating donor fundraising and stewardship throughout the year. Keep reading to find out more! #1 We can help. #2

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

Using an online platform, set each volunteer up with their own campaign page , which they can personalize with a photo and description of their connection with your cause. Along with using your holiday-aligned campaign message as a basis for how you frame your fundraiser, consider: Adding themed images to your emails and website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

Be more strategic : one major benefit of a social media calendar is that it allows you to think more strategically about your posts. It’s useful to have your photos and links (to your website, a blog post, a news article etc) ready in a folder or folders so that when you want to schedule new posts, it’s easy to access the content.

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Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2023

Come up with a catchy title for each item, ensure your descriptions are skimmable, and add relevant photos. Videos are more engaging than text or images alone, hold supporters’ attention for longer, and provide a multimedia storytelling experience. Choose a high-definition, well-composed photo as the base of your eCard.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

volunteer fundraisers to brush up on your storytelling abilities. . Ask a volunteer to share a personal story from their time serving the organization, or ask one of your clients to share an example of how your organization has benefitted them. Add a visual element with images and videos. Millennial Impact Report.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. Also, make sure to follow TechSoup's Online Community Coordinator, Alexandra Bezdikian, as she tests the digital storytelling tools of the trade. Liveblogging, Curation, and Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Image from Flickr by Xurble. Here are a few images from the charity: water website that show how they employ social proof. You can then make each testimonial a piece of content for your social channels by quoting the best parts in an image. Include photos of the donors or the company logo whenever possible.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Some of my favorite causes have captured my loyalty and heart strings through amazing use of video and images. The use of telling stories through photos has also been discussed here various times, with tips on different photo-sharing and slideshow tools discussed. These stories don't need to be fancy or expensive. read more.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Video storytelling: Emotionally compelling videos showcasing your organization’s impact can help humanize your cause by showing the real people behind your organization’s efforts. It allows organizations to benefit from the collaborative efforts of other nonprofits.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Visual storytelling through images and videos from the field helps make the crisis tangible and show donors their dollars at work. With such clear benefits, it’s evident why converting as many emergency donors as possible to monthly giving should be a top priority. This builds a connection.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Selecting photos for your brand in a deliberate and thoughtful way makes your organization more inclusive. Every day, we constantly see photos of people—in social media, on websites, on television, in advertisements, in print, and in our daily environment. It also has the power to make our culture more equitable for everyone.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Storytelling works. In 2015 and 2016, #GivingTuesday created #MyGivingStory , a campaign that aimed to raise awareness by using storytelling as a marketing tactic. Elements of effective storytelling in #MyGivingStory entries included: A polished, thoughtful and complete narrative. Photos, especially those of young children.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

If you are ready to jump in and want to maximize your personal profile for the benefit of your nonprofit, then be sure to: Enter a brief introduction about yourself and your bragging rights. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Photos and slideshows. Powerful stats.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Using Storytelling in Your Appeal . The dodo’s popularity brings up another excellent point: the importance of video in storytelling. In fact, you can easily add your logo, custom images, and videos with Qgiv’s fundraising platform. There’s nothing more powerful than a story to help you connect with your audience.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Yet many nonprofit leaders are intimidated by videos and more comfortable with traditional stories and photos to tell your organization’s stories. Who benefits from your organization? Photo or video montage: This is a popular type of fundraising video designed to tug at the heartstrings. In short, videos make an impression.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s marketable, it’s ripe for good storytelling, and can ease the process of coming up with a fresh campaign concept. For more storytelling tips, check out our guide, How To Tell Stories that Connect, Move, And Inspire Everyone. The best partnerships benefit everyone involved. Why is year-end giving such a big deal?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

If you are ready to jump in and want to maximize your personal profile for the benefit of your nonprofit, then be sure to: Enter a brief introduction about yourself and your bragging rights. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Photos and slideshows. Powerful stats.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

You’ve certainly seen pieces praising the benefits of digital marketing and lamenting the shortcomings of direct mail (or vice versa). That’s where nonprofit storytelling comes into play. 7 Tips for Effective Storytelling for Nonprofits Using Digital Marketing. Top Nonprofit Storytelling Examples to Inspire You.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

TechSoup's Global Content and Community Coordinator and resident digital storytelling expert Ale Bezdikian says: If you're just embarking on your journey into social media visual storytelling using photos and videos, it's easy to become overwhelmed by the depth of information out there. Image: Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2015

The nonprofit sector thrives on a community of rich storytelling. Whatever form that storytelling takes, from photo essay to member video, story-driven content is dynamic, shows impact, and can attract new potential donors. And there's an opportunity for nonprofits to benefit from this new phenomenon. spanhidden.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

By tapping into the power of storytelling, you can connect with your audience emotionally, thereby motivating action and support. We’ll provide five tips on how you can utilize storytelling to level up your nonprofit’s marketing materials and make a lasting impression. Let’s jump in. Incorporate compelling visuals. Social media.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Basic peer-to-peer planning looks like this: [This image describes the basic steps of a peer-to-peer fundraiser: 1. Here are some scenarios in which peer-to-peer fundraising could benefit your faith-based organization: Help raise money and awareness for an upcoming project. Determine a goal, 2. Recruit volunteers, 3. Track progress].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

Pearl Children Care Center I discovered Camera Rwanda's beautiful photo stream when I wrote about it on blogher last January. just posted an interview with her entitled " Camera Rwands: Storytelling using Flickr." Steve Bridger from NFP 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling. That said, in addition to posting a thank you message and photo, your nonprofits could also post a link to an opt-in for your fundraisers to capture their contact information.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Storytelling That Illustrates Your Mission and What Donations Will Fund You’ll use storytelling in your annual appeal letter, and it will reinforce the rest of the activities in the overall campaign. Add Images Whether you use one powerful photo or choose multiple, a good image will make your annual appeal more … well … appealing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Make it easy to skim, but irresistible read Use images with every post. Notes, photos and presentations from events. Notes and photos from your work in the field. Ask readers to share opinions, resources, and content (blog posts, photos, audio, video). posts, photos, video). Post about a range topics (i.e.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The very best way to communicate with both current and prospective monthly donors is through storytelling. . Photos with captions work well too. Begin Your Monthly Giving Storytelling before Asking. They switch the copy and photos up over time, so the messaging feels fresh. They always include emotional images.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

Although most people tend to think of videos when they think of digital storytelling, the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDigs), powered by Lights. demonstrates the power photos also have to tell stories. And many more videos submitted for the challenge integrated photos into their narratives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

Not just because of my own curiosity, but because I knew there might others there that could benefit from Marc's knowledge. Online communication is growing at an incredible rate and organizations cannot stay behind to shape their online image and story. One such example is fan photos. Tell me about you and your job.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. Use an emotionally compelling image or a short story at the top of your form that illustrates what kind of positive impact your donors are having on your beneficiaries. Here are two strategies to implement in your direct mail materials to help you better connect with donors: Rely on strong storytelling.

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Media Cause

MAY 23, 2022

As a designer and illustrator, I’m constantly weighing the pros and cons of using photos or illustrations. There are some things that you can’t capture through photography because a specific image doesn’t fit or it simply does not exist. Today there are very few stock photos that are usable. Staged stock photos feel ??disingenuous

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

Flickr Photo from SteveTookIt. Photo by RedRaspus. Photo by Buddhassit Weaving: This goal is more conceptual and may not make sense to anyone but me. I will look at benchmarking processes and analyzing benefits and values. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process.

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

How many photos were submitted? We got about 50 photos, many were from one person who had compiled them from all the protests that have gone on. We used about 15 photos from different people. We used storytelling to engage people and motivate them to take action. What other residual benefits you have noticed?

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 20, 2023

Boost social media engagement Whether you’re using Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok, social media videos receive far more engagement than simple photo posts. In fact, video generates 1200% more shares than text and image content combined. Using a video thumbnail image that links to the video hosted on YouTube or Vimeo.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Image courtesy of imdesigns.ca. Storytelling is a huge part of convincing potential supporters to donate to your cause. Why is your mission important, who is being benefited, and what is your foundation doing to measurably achieve it’s mission? Responsive or mobile design. eMarkerter predicts that more than 50% of the 76.4

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Benefits of peer-to-peer fundraising. Benefits of peer-to-peer fundraising. Social media is the perfect platform for long-form content, including stories, photos, videos, and combinations of the three. On each of these platforms, use storytelling strategies to capture the reader’s attention and encourage them to get involved.

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